Matthew Knoll
Matthew Knoll is a marine surveyor and consultant. Certified member of NAMS, IAMI. Having extensive experience in operations, maintenance, and shipyard repair of brown water vessels, offshore support vessels, tugs, barges, towboats, as well as yachts. Matthew Knoll holds a USCG 100T masters license and has split his career between yachting and commercial marine operations.
Matthew resides in Florida, but routinely travels to Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, the Caribbean and Bahamas and other locations as needed.
- Accident Investigation
- Admiralty & Maritime
- Corrosion
- Disaster Management
- Equipment & Machinery
- Fire
- Machinery & Equipment Appraisal
- Marine Insurance
- Risk Management
- Warehouse Operations
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Past Vice President and Treasurer of National Association of Marine Surveyors.
Certified Member of National Association of Marine Surveyors (NAMS-CMS)
• TWIC
• Current U.S. and Canadian passports
• OSHA Confined Space Entry & Shipyard Competent Person
• Non-destructive Testing Level II UT Thickness only certificate
• USCG 100 Ton Masters license
• ABYC Marine Systems and HVAC Certified
• Certified Marine Investigator, International Association of Marine Investigators (IAMI-CMI)
• Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club
National Association of Marine Surveyors, NAMS
International Association of Marine Investigators, IAMI - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: - Published article “Trip in Tow – What’s The Point”, National Association of Marine Surveyors, E-News March, 2022.
- Guest speaker at International Association of Marine Investigators 2022 annual conference in Orlando, FL. Subject:“Commercial Vessels and Their Construction”.
- Panel speaker at Fort Lauderdale Marine Insurance Seminar, 2025; Subject: Techno Captain. - Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 15+
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Limitation of liability, stevedore/ longshoreman injury, shipyard and contractor repair workmanship issues, collision, sinking, shipyard new construction contractual and workmanship issues, appraisal and valuation of vessels before loss as well as damaged value.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 25%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 75%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 5
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2025
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: 5
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: 2
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 10
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: On site inspection, remote inspection, review of documents, consulting, expert opinion, research
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $300
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $300
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $300
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $300
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel expenses portal to portal at cost, per diem, mileage for driving at $1.25 per mile. Materials, tools, consumables as needed only - at cost.
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